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  • 2h (4 episodes)
Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef is an exciting cooking series featuring one of America's top celebrities in the cooking world. ... In Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef, Keller starts with his most famous dishes and transforms them into easy-to-follow recipes, tailored especially for home cooks.

95 episodes

Series Premiere

1x01 A Palates of Peppers

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Braised Sweet Bell Peppers Stuffed with Rice & Vegetables & Eggplant & Zucchini Pie are prepared.

1x02 The Wonders of Wine

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Roasted Quail Stuffed with Swiss Chard and Pine Nuts with a Red Wine Thyme Reduction are prepared.

1x03 The Essential Onion

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Caramelized Onion & Fava Bean Soup, Beef, Lamb & Pork Baecheoffe & a Burger with Arugula Pesto.

1x04 Cabbage Unwrapped

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Red and Green Cabbage Salad, Stuffed Alsatian Savoy Cabbage and a Chow Chow Burger are prepared.

1x05 Potato Heaven

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A Potato, Shallot and Fresh Herb Pie, Fillet of Sea Bass in a Potato Crust & the perfect French Fry.

1x06 Prime Cut

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Beef Tenderloin a La Ficelle, FleurBurger Kobe Beef, Foie Gras & Shaved Black Truffles are prepared.

1x07 Salutes to Salmon

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Thinly Sliced Salmon Baked in Tender Corn Pancake and a savory salmon burger are prepared.

1x08 Tuna Done Right

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Tuna Steak on a Fondue of Scallions and an Asian Tuna Burger Flavored with Ginger and Sesame Oil.

1x09 Crazy for Crab

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Cream of Spinach with Coconut and Crab Meat Soup,Warm Crab and Haricot Vert Salad and Crab Burger.

1x10 Mushroom Magic

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Wild Mushrooms, Mushroom and Goat Cheese Provencale and a Peppered Burger with Portobello Mushrooms.

1x11 It's The Cheese

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Gruyere Puffs, Maine Lobster Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Blue-Cheese Sirloin Burgers are prepared.

1x12 Unforgettable Soups

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Garlic and Saffron Soup, Crab and Coconut Milk Soup and Carrot and Fresh Pea Soup are prepared.

1x13 Chicken Favorites

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Chicken and Spinach Wraps with Hazelnut Sauce and Brazilian Chicken with Shrimps and Peanut Sauce.

Season Premiere

2x01 The Great Pies of France

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Alsatian onion pie; pissaladiere; tarte flambee alsacienne.

2x02 Short Rib Sensation

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Red wine-braised short ribs; short rib soup with mushrooms and pearl couscous; short rib surprise burger.

2x03 Party Perfect

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Goat cheese-stuffed mini potatoes; stuffed cucumbers with lump crab meat; green grape and almond gazpacho; tuna tartare.

2x04 Loving Lamb

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Braised lamb shank provencal; cumin-scented rack of lamb in a honey-red wine sauce.

2x05 Celebrating Salmon

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Slow-roasted Alaskan salmon; double salmon tartare burger.

2x06 Mad About Apples

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Pork chops in apple brandy sauce; apple meringue pie.

Tagine of chicken with prunes, honey and almonds; chicken with rosemary, parsnips and fennel; Thai chicken burger.

2x08 Crowd-Pleasing Paella

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Paella with fresh seafood.

2x09 Souffle Secrets

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Omelet strawberry souffle; ham and cheese souffle; chocolate souffle.

Roasted chicken pot pie; s'mores burgers.

2x11 Phyllo Fun

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Goat cheese-stuffed phyllo with mushrooms, spinach, pine nuts and bacon; pineapple and dried cherry phyllo packages with rum creme anglaise.

2x12 The Secret of Stock

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Savory beef broth; Shabu-shabu; pot au feu.

2x13 Brunch Picks

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Layered crepe cake with blueberries and ricotta cheese; breakfast burger.

2x14 Hats Off to Hollandaise

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Basic hollandaise sauce; smoked salmon eggs Benedict; rib-eye steak with bearnaise sauce.

2x15 Mustard Madness

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Rice-encrusted chicken breast with mushroom mustard sauce; chicken mustard burger.

2x16 Spotlight On Crusts

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Choucroute-crusted salmon; beef tenderloin in herb-salt crust.

2x17 Mayonnaise Heaven

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Homemade mayonnaise includes aioli and rouille; zucchini fries; bouillabaisse.

Horseradish-crusted venison chops with current sauce; Muscovy duck breast with a vanilla sauce.

Beer-marinated flank steak; beer-battered onion rings; chocolate stout cake.

2x20 Curry Favorites

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Oven-roasted curried pork loin on green lentils with sauteed apples; veggie curry burger.

2x21 Charcuterie 101

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Turkey sausage; pickled vegetables; charcuterie platter.

2x22 Simply Shrimp

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Zucchini-wrapped barbecue shrimp; shrimp and salmon ceviche.

2x23 Home-Smoking Made Easy

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Smoked trout; smoked trout salad; smoked Cornish game hens.

2x24 Pepper It Up

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Peppered salmon roulade; steak au poivre; peppered burger.

2x25 Verrine

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Pasta salad with pear, mache tomato-zucchini verrine; croque-monsieur; mascarpone-pineapple parfait; chocolate verrine.

Season Premiere

3x01 Seafood Savvy

Season Premiere

3x01 Seafood Savvy

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Chef Keller makes three innovative and easy-to-prepare seafood recipes including mussels bathed in a creamy, white wine sauce and an unusual ceviche that's packed with punch. Recipes: Mussels in Basil White Wine Sauce; Rock Shrimp Burger; Peruvian Ceviche.

3x02 Salads The French Way

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Chef Keller creates the kind of wonderful and enticing salads you will find in bistros and brasseries throughout France. Recipes: Mixed Green Salad with Pear, Almonds and Cheese Filled Baked Potato; Spinach Salad with Poached Egg and Polenta Croutons.

3x03 Brioche Made Easy

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Chef Keller demonstrates why pastry chefs revere brioche, with its buttery taste and flaky texture. After showing a basic recipe for this French classic, he creates two mouth-watering variations. Recipes: Basic Brioche Dough; Brioche with Garlic Saucisson; Brioche Buns with Walnuts, Bacon and Onions.

3x04 Easy Frozen Desserts

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Two great frozen desserts are on the menu today including a delicious chocolate sorbet and a fruity, raspberry frozen yogurt. Recipes: Chocolate Sorbet in White Chocolate Cups; Raspberry Frozen Yogurt.

Spice up any party with refreshing, healthy and easy-to-prepare ceviche, marinated seafood salads that originated in South America. Using 3 different fishes and flavor combinations, Chef Keller creates a mouth-watering assortment. Recipes: Asian-Flavored Tuna Ceviche; Japanese Ceviche with Halibut; Spanish-Flavored Salmon Ceviche.

3x06 Beef Bourguignon

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Thanks to Julia Childs, Beef Bourguignon is probably the most famous French dish in the world. Chef Keller adds some terrific twists to this well-loved dish, and then creates a unique variation. Recipes: Hubert Keller's Beef Bourguignon.

3x07 Seafood Sliders

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With sliders all the rage these days, Chef Keller moves outside the slider beef box and creates 3 fabulous and unique sliders that are perfect for entertaining. Recipes: Double Salmon Slider with Mustard-Dill Sauce; Scallop Sliders with Bacon and Grilled Tomatoes; Chicken Slider with Red Pepper Piperade.

Chef Keller recreates two of the most popular dishes from his Fleur restaurant in Las Vegas, including an innovative way of cooking steak on hot rocks. Recipes: Crab & Avocado Sphere with Watermelon Gazpacho; Grilled Skirt Steak with Chimmichurri Sauce.

3x09 Signature Burgers

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Today's menu comes from The Burger Bar and includes Chef Keller's signature Buffalo Burger with his secret recipe for a very special red wine sauce. On the side is a recipe for some crunchy, juicy homemade onion rings. Recipes: Buffalo Burger; Beer-Battered Onion Rings with Spicy Aioli.

Inspired by the cooking of Provence, Chef Keller creates some fabulous dishes with the classic combination of eggplant and tomatoes, including a show-stopping stack. Recipes: Poor Man's Caviar; Eggplant, Pepper & Goat Cheese Stack.

3x11 Beef Wellington

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Chef Keller prepares his favorite holiday dinner main course: Beef Wellington, a French classic that never goes out of style along with a delicious and colorful vegetable stew. Recipes: Beef Wellington; Sauteed Vegetables with String Beans and Shiitakes.

3x12 Halibut Two Ways

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Chefs love halibut for its versatility and hearty texture. Today, Chef Keller makes it two ways - one with red wine and one with white. Recipes: Grilled Halibut in Barigoule (Artichoke Wine Broth); Red Wine Braised Halibut on a Bed of Endives and Mushrooms.

3x13 Fruit Tarts

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Chef Keller makes two, French-style fruit tarts, starting with an easy-to-make pear tart similar to the ones made by home cooks. He then makes a stunning Tartes Aux Fruits, the renowned classic found in bakeries throughout France. Recipes: Poached Pear Tart with Rum-Flavored Almond Cream; Tartes aux Fruits Recipes.

3x14 Special Occasion Veal

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Most French chefs love veal for its tender texture and delicate flavor, and Chef Keller is no exception. Today he's making a veal loin and stuffing it with pancetta, sweetbreads and pistachios. Dessert is a rich espresso drowned in ice cream. Recipes: Veal Loin Stuffed with Pancetta, Pistachios and Sweetbreads, Affogato

Turning even Italian heads, Chef Keller continues his veal class with a hearty Osso Bucco made With a whole shank and root vegetables for a unique, dramatic and delicious result. Recipes: Osso Bucco, Glazed Vegetable Stew, Apple Tart Tatin

3x16 Fruit Tarts

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Chef Keller makes two, French-style fruit tarts, starting with a home-style, quick pear tart. Then it is renowned classic, the Tarte aux Fruits just like the ones found in bakeries throughout France. Recipes: Poached Pear Tart with Rum-Flavored Almond Cream, Tarte aux Fruits

3x17 Vegetarian Favorites

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It's a vegetarian feast, starting with a classic French potato pie filled with shallots, swiss cheese and a hearty dose of fresh herbs. Then it's a dessert that is both healthy and decadent. Recipes: Alsatian Potato Pie, Chocolate Quinoa Mousse

3x18 Stack it with Style

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On today's show, Chef Keller shows how to add great pizzazz to food presentations by creating Beautiful stacks. First, he's pairing corn pancakes with two different kinds of salmon plus a dab of caviar. His second stack includes crab, avocado and tomato. Recipes: Corn Pancakes and Seafood Stacks, Avocado, Crab, and Tomato Stacks

3x19 Coq Au Vin

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From Chef Keller's classic repertoire comes Coq au Vin, the signature dish of many French bistros which is braised in rich red wine along with mushrooms and onions. Dessert is another classic: a Mille-feuille (Napoleon) layered with pastry cream, berries, and some delicate puff pastry. Recipes: Coq au Vin, Mille-feuille (Napoleon)

3x20 Fleur Tastings

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Chef Keller shows how to pack lots of punch and great flavors into small plates with three popular dishes from his restaurant, Fleur. Recipes: Tuna Tacos Slow-Cooked Smoky Baby Ribs, Beef Tartare

3x21 Burger From a Master

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It's two special burgers from the Burger Bar, including a unique slider pairing buffalo meat and some succulent crab followed by a BLT burger made with turkey meat and topped with a spicy aioli. Recipes: Buffalo Surf and Turf Slider, BLT Turkey Burger

Many people love eating duck confit with its super succulent texture and flavor, but never tried to make it. Chef Keller shows us how to make it step-by-step at home and then uses the meat to create a beautiful terrine. Recipes: Duck Confit, Duck and Pork Terrine with Pistachios

Chef Keller asks his chef friends to create their favorite sandwiches. Chef Vincent Poussel of the famed Auerole restaurant in Las Vegas makes an unforgettable ham and cheese with home-cured ham on kalamata olive bread. Two-star Michelin Chef Julian Serrano uses chorizo and saffron aioli to spice up an egg sandwich. Recipes: Home-Cured Ham and Cheese on Kalamata Olive Bread, Fried-Egg Sandwich with Chorizo, Padron Peppers and Saffron Aioli

Today's show includes more great sandwiches from Chef Keller's master chef friends. First Rick Moonen makes a scrumptious sloppy joe with catfish and his own, very special barbecue sauce. Then star chef Shawn McClain takes burgers to a new level by combining Wagyu beef, short rib meat, goat cheese, and an artichoke-ham relish. Recipes: Rick Moonen's Catfish Sloppy Joe, Shawn McClain's Mediterranean Burger

Chef Keller makes the ultimate romantic dinner, starting with parsnip blinis, thin delicate pancakes topped with sour cream and caviar. Then it's a stunning version of lobster thermidor with a silky, creamy filling of lobster and vegetables. Recipes: Parsnip Blini, Lobster Thermidor

Next is the main course on Chef Keller's romantic dinner: a tender, succulent rack of lamb wrapped in a vegetable ragout and served with a mushroom polenta. Dessert is a decadent warm chocolate tart made with a dash of orange liqueur. Recipes: Rack of Lamb Wrapped in Vegetable Ragout, Warm Chocolate Tart

Season Premiere

4x01 Keller Family Treasures, Part 1

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Chef Keller recreates classics from his hometown of Ribeauville, France. Dishes include a light mayonnaise he learned from his grandmother and another family favorite, a rolled pasta dish made with a savory filling. Poached Leeks with Grandma's Light Mayonnaise; Fleischschnaka (Pasta Roulade).

Chef Keller recreates classics from his hometown of Ribeauville, France. Dishes include a light mayonnaise he learned from his grandmother and another family favorite, a rolled pasta dish made with a savory filling. Recipes: Poached Leeks with Grandma's Light Mayonnaise; Fleischschnaka (Pasta Roulade).

It's Alsatian home cooking at its best with a refreshing celery root salad, an Alsatian pork pie and a spectacular Black Forest Cake. Recipes: Celery Root, Apple, and Walnut Salad; La Tourte de la Vallee de Munster (Alsatian Pork Pie); Black Forest Cake.

4x04 Weekend Brunch

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Chef Keller shares his brunch favorites including a twist on a twice-baked potato that will dazzle guests. Recipes: Chantal's Pitcher of Cosmopolitans; Baked Potato Shells Stuffed with Scrambled Eggs, Oysters, and Smoked Salmon.

4x05 Weekend Entertaining

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Chef Keller prepares a scrumptious dinner starting with a refreshing and healthy asparagus salad. For the main course, he uses a delicious cut of beef, slow braised in beer accompanied by mac and cheese that's brought to a whole new level of goodness. Recipes: Raw Asparagus, Radish, and Shiitake Mushroom Salad; Braised Flat Iron Steak and Wild Mushroom Mac & Cheese.

4x06 Brioche Made Easy

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Chef Keller makes brioche just like his father did for their family patisserie. With the dough, he creates bretzels with a cream filling and mouth-watering beignets. Recipes: Brioche Bretzels; Beignets.

Salmon souffle; lamb in hay; winter vegetable ragout.

4x08 Cooking With Squab

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Marinated squab breasts with juniper and red wine sauce; orange tartlets with lavender meringue.

4x09 Tomahawk Steak

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Tomahawk steak with bearnaise sauce; pommes byron.

4x10 Summer Cooking

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Anchoiade with crudite platter; pepper-flecked, slow-roasted Hawaiian swordfish with a cardamom-carrot coulis.

Burrata with Garden Pea Ice Cream, Pickled Cherry Tomatoes and Spicy Paprika Oil are served.

4x12 Great Soups

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Chef Keller creates silky, irresistible Onion Veloute Soup and Roasted Corn Soup.

Salad vigneronne; traditional tarte flambee with a cracker-thin crust.

4x14 Sports Bar Favorites

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Chicken wings; sliders with buffalo meat and blue cheese; fried macaroni and cheese balls.

4x15 Modern French Cuisine

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Crab and black truffle cappuccino; Buffalo New York strip steaks with coffee-spice rub.

Classic salmon; salmon tartare; salmon stacks.

4x17 Ice Cream Cakes

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Baked Alaska; vacherin glace made with meringue, raspberry and vanilla ice cream and decorated with Chantilly cream.

If you are looking for interesting and delicious salads, Chef Keller has two great ideas. First, it’s a richly flavored beet salad uniquely paired with cumin ice cream. After showing a great technique for making perfectly cooked, savory mussels, he creates a real salad masterpiece with wild rice and fennel.

4x19 Brunch Favorites

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Brioche, pastry cream and poached pears come together for a mouth-watering pastry that is as beautiful as it is delicious. Using burrata cheese, Chef Keller then creates a mouth-watering sandwich.

Las Vegas’ premier pastry chef, Christoffe Fayette, visits Chef Keller’s set with easy-to-follow recipes for luscious chocolate treats. First it’s a richly-flavored lava cake with a creamy chocolate center. Then he demonstrates home-made chocolate bars with an array of fun toppings.

Susan Feniger visits Chef Keller’s set and brings some of the wonderful “street food” recipes she has collected from cuisines all over the world. Today she focuses on Asian cooking, demonstrating three exciting recipes.

Italian chef extraordinaire Carla Pellegrino reveals the secrets for making an authentic, slow-cooked Bolognese sauce. Then it’s a delightful, sautéed chicken dish from Liguria that comes to life with a touch of beer.

Star chef Steve Benjamin from L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Las Vegas joins Hubert Keller to demonstrate two great Mediterranean recipes. First he uses fragrant Moroccan spices to make a creamy eggplant soup. Then he demonstrates a Provence-inspired brandade made with cod, potatoes and a delicious medley of condiments.

Celebrity chef and offal expert Chris Cosentino joins Hubert Keller and demonstrates why offal (cooking with organ meats) is a hot new trend. First he prepares a beef heart tartare puttenesca style that is loaded with extras. Next, it’s an easy-to-prepare quail recipe that’s enriched with browned butter, apples and Chris’ secret ingredient.

4x25 Lobster Fun

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Chef Keller’s lobster-cooking lesson includes proven cooking techniques for getting moist, succulent lobster and recipes for savory accompaniments that guarantee exquisite results.

4x26 Discovering Buffalo

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Chef Keller reveals why he’s a big fan of buffalo meat which is lean, full of great flavor, and pairs well with many different kinds of spices. Today he creates a unique spice rub for buffalo steak that includes coffee, chili powders, mustard and brown sugar.

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5x09 Black-Tie Dining

5x09 Black-Tie Dining

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Seared scallops on pork belly with beluga lentils; roast cornish game hen stuffed with Swiss chard in a red wine thyme sauce; and macaroons with rocky road beer ice cream.

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5x10 A Brazilian Feast

5x10 A Brazilian Feast

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Feijoada, a stew made with black beans and meats; and moqueca, a fish stew called made with coconut broth.

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5x11 One-Pot Favorites

5x11 One-Pot Favorites

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Choucroute (sauerkraut served with seafood); and gumbo made with sausage and chicken.

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5x12 Pool Party Feast

5x12 Pool Party Feast

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Melon gazpacho with duck proscuitto bruschetta; Buffalo sliders with brie and arugula; and a charcuterie

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